Directional Lock-In: The Golden-Ratio Cone That Bounds All Direct Recognition

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Recognition Science replaces fields and particles with information-bearing cells that "lock in" through minimal-overhead dual recognition. We prove that every direct recognition link is confined to a universal cone of half-angle α = arccos 1−2χ, χ= φ/π = ⇒ α≃91.72◦. Outside this cone the recognition cost diverges, forbidding any force or quantum coherence. The angle is regulator-independent, unchanged by n-point loops, and inseparable from the golden-ratio scale that simultaneously fixes λrec, Newton's constant, gauge coupling unification, and the 70 ns objective-collapse time predicted by Washburn (2025). Hence a single experimental failure—whether in angle-resolved nano-gravity, interferometer collapse, or /-spaced metamaterial force gating—would falsify the entire parameter-free unified blueprint. Conversely, confirming the cone opens a design principle for room-temperature qubits, one-way photonic shields, and secure, keyless communication.